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Columbia Jester/Review
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Record Number
2616
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1936
Title
They Grow in September (pg 12); The Best Things in Life (pg 14); Your Night to Howl (pg 16-19) **cover art by Thomas Merton**
Journal
The Columbia Jester / Freshman's Guide 1936
Volume
Volume 37
Notes
Soft cover; Besides Merton article and cover artwork there are also numerous drawings by Merton (pages 18, 21, 26, 27) and Ad Reinhardt (pages 17, 25, 28). This iteam also contains an article by Merton's friend Robert Lax ("Old Mantis in Dry Month" pages 8-9). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Record Number
2351
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1937
Title
The Snarl in the Balcony (pg 26); Behind the Barn with Jester (pg 32)
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 38
Notes
Soft cover; Robert Lax was a good friend of Merton and became an important poet and spiritual guide to many.
Label
NUP1
Date
Junior Prom Issue Short Title: The Snarl in the Balcony (pg 26); Behind the Barn with Jester (pg 32)
Record Number
2382
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1939
Title
The Question of the Beard
Journal
Columbia Jester Magazine / Freshman in the Streets Issue
Notes
Soft cover; this item contains an article written by Merton and also 8 drawings by Merton. Interestingly, there are also 3 drawings by Robert Lax of Jesus-like figures with crosses on their faces and halos. Also a review by Ed Rice.
Label
NP1
Date
September Short Title: The Question of the Beard
Pages
10, 11, 25 article (10, 11, 25, 26, 27 drawings)
Record Number
2338
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1938
Title
Anatomy of Journals
Journal
The Columbia Jester / Celebrities Issue
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; this item contains an article by Merton while he was yet attending Columbia University in New York. The celebrities section includes work by Barry Ulanov, Corey Ford, Irvin Edman, Eugene Williams etc. There is art contribution by Thomas Merton (line drawing of an angel above a cloud - page 10), AD Reinhardt and others. Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
May Short Title: Anatomy of Journals
Pages
Pages 10 and 28
Record Number
2339
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1936
Title
They Grow in September (pg 12); The Best Things in Life (pg 14); Your Night to Howl (pg 16-19) **cover art by Thomas Merton**
Journal
The Columbia Jester / Freshman's Guide 1936
Volume
Volume 37
Notes
Soft cover; Besides Merton article and cover artwork there are also numerous drawings by Merton (pages 18, 21, 26, 27) and Ad Reinhardt (pages 17, 25, 28). This iteam also contains an article by Merton's friend Robert Lax ("Old Mantis in Dry Month" pages 8-9). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Record Number
2340
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1936
Title
Drawing
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 26
Notes
Soft cover. In addition to the drawing by Merton, this article also contains 2 articles by Merton's friend Robert lax - "Ginger Rogers and the Climbing Perch" (pg 26) and "Body Noises" (pg 34). Lax is also mentioned as "Additional Lyrics" in the Varsity Show (pg 11). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Columbia Jester magazines are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
April Short Title: Drawing
Pages
Page 35
Record Number
2341
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1936
Title
Napolean or Something
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 26
Notes
Soft cover; this item also contains an article by Robert Lax titled "Gods of Lightning Please Mean Something" (pg 9) and a drawing by Merton (pg 25). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
May Short Title: Napolean or Something
Pages
Page 11
Record Number
2342
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1936
Title
Springtime for Webster
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 26
Notes
Soft cover; this item also contains 2 drawings by Merton (page 15, 22) and also 3 articles by Lax titled "Vive le Sport - A Note on Ocelot Season" (pg 6), "The Autobiography of Alice B. Hoskwith" (pg 16), "Song" (pg 20). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
February Short Title: Springtime for Webster
Record Number
2343
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1936
Title
The Chaste
Journal
The Columbia jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 26
Notes
Soft cover; this item also contains 2 drawing by Merton (pages 9 and 12), a drawing by Ad Reinhardt (page 3), and an article by Robert Lax "Summer" (page 15). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
January Short Title: The Chaste
Pages
Pages 18 and 22
Record Number
2344
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1938
Title
Drawing
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 38
Notes
Soft cover; this item also contains 3 articles by Merton's friend Robert Lax titled "Worlds Fair" (pg 18), "Sarter Resartus" (pg 21), "The Snarl in the Balcony" (pg 24). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
Medieval Issue Short Title: Drawing
Pages
Page 26
Record Number
2345
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1938
Title
Bob Lax's Small Oasis - Look Tiger and Spring for all
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; this item also contains a drawing by Merton (pg 23) and 3 by Ad Reinhardt (pg 7, 8, 9). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
April Short Title: Bob Lax's Small Oasis - Look Tiger and Spring for all
Pages
Page 33
Record Number
2346
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1938
Title
Bob Lax's Small Oasis - Look Tiger and Spring for all
Journal
The Columbia Jester magazine
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; this item also contains a drawing by Merton (pg 23) and 3 by Ad Reinhardt (pg 7, 8, 9). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
April Short Title: Bob Lax's Small Oasis - Look Tiger and Spring for all
Pages
Page 33
Record Number
2347
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1938
Title
Drawing
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; this item also contains an article titled "Bob Lax's Oasis / a Joke" (possibly by Merton - similar title to other Merton contributions, see vol 39, #5). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
February Short Title: Drawing
Pages
Page 24
Record Number
2348
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1938
Title
Window (pg 10); Voyage to Nyak (pg 12 and 26); Your Night to Howl (pg 21)
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; this item also includes a drawing by Merton (pg 12) and Ed Rice (pg 16) and an article by Merton's friend Robert Gerdy titled "As we don't See Them" (pg 9). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
March Short Title: Window (pg 10); Voyage to Nyak (pg 12 and 26); Your Night to Howl (pg 21)
Record Number
2349
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1938
Title
Bob Lax's Oasis / Old Glory Old Junk
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; this item also contains cover artwork by Ad Reinhardt and 2 drawings by Merton (page 12 and 13). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Pages
Pages 8 and 23 Short Title: Bob Lax's Oasis / Old Glory Old Junk
Record Number
2350
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1937
Title
Raw Lie Unraw (first line of untitled poem)
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; this item also contains an article by Merton's friend Robert Lax titled "14 Ocks" and a drawing by Ed Rice (pg 25).
Label
NUP1
Date
October Short Title: Raw Lie Unraw (first line of untitled poem)
Pages
Page 16
Record Number
2353
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1937
Title
Bob Lax's Oasis / Happy Planets Happy Beasts
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; this item also contains 4 drawings by Merton (pg 8), a drawing by Ad Renhardt (pg 27), and a drawing by Ed Rice (pg 21). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
December Short Title: Bob Lax's Oasis / Happy Planets Happy Beasts
Pages
Page 16
Record Number
2354
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1937
Title
Drawings (3)
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 38
Notes
Soft cover. Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Pages
Pages 9, 39, 41 Short Title: Drawings (3)
Record Number
2355
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1937
Title
Bob Lax's Oasis / Nineteen Questions for Social Blights
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; this item also includes an article by Robert Lax titled "Legend for an Ungracious Lady" (pg 24).
Label
NUP1
Date
November Short Title: Bob Lax's Oasis / Nineteen Questions for Social Blights
Pages
Page 24
Record Number
2356
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1937
Title
Drawings (3)
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 37
Notes
Soft cover; This item also contains an article by Merton's friend Robert Lax titled "Snarl in the Balcony" (pg 17-19), and a drawing by ed Rice (pg 24). Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
NUP1
Date
Omnibus Issue Short Title: Drawings (3)
Pages
Pages 12, 14, 25
Record Number
2059
Reference Type
Manuscript
Year
1930s
Title
Original letter (TLS) by Thomas Merton in envelope Place Published: New York
Notes
Single sheet letter on Columbia Review letterhead. This letter comes originally from a collection of pieces by Mr. Robert MacGregor (New Directions staff member) to James Laughlin, publisher of New Directions. The envelop is addressed to Mr. George Freimarck and has typed on the back Merton's typed home address scratched out (presumably Merton no longer lived there at the time of sending) as "Tom F. Merton, 50 Rushmore Avenue, Douglaston, L. I., N. Y.". The letter partially reads as follows: "COLUMBIA REVIEW: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY/ 405 JOHN JAY HALL ROBERT LAX editor ARTHUR ZAMPELLA BARRY ULANOV associates Dear George: ... I have been writing book reviews for the Herald Tribune 'Books', and for the Nation, and also doing free lance cartooning. I am taking my M.A. and writing a thesis on the Aesthetic Ideas in William Blake... Sincerely, Tom Merton " ( signed in dark blue ink with a period at the end and underlined).
Label
US1E
Type of Work
Single sheet (TLS) with original addressed sending envelope. Short Title: Original letter (TLS) by Thomas Merton in envelope
Record Number
2512
Reference Type
Book Section
Year
1939
Title
Graduate School (poems) - signed
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First hard cover edition. Short Title: Graduate School (poems) - signed
Notes
Blue cloth, no jacket as issued. Contains the first published work of Thomas Merton, written when he was a graduate student at Columbia. This book is signed on page v by Mark Van Doren, one of the selectors, (renowned English professor and poet, and professor/friend of Merton); also signed and inscribed by Sara Van Alstyne Allen (who went on to publish professionally in The New Yorker and Harper's) in 1964 on pages 5 and 9, where her poetry appears.
Label
NUYO1
Pages
60-67
Book Title
Columbia Poetry Place Published: New York
Record Number
1974
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1936
Title
Springtime for Webster
Journal
Columbia Jester (Laughing Lion Number)
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first appearance of this item in a periodical and represents writing done by Merton while studying at Columbia University. Also present are 2 cartoons by Merton - one on page 15 and one on page 22. This item also has artwork by Ad Reinhardt and articles by Merton's friend Robert Lax.
Label
P1
Date
February Short Title: Springtime for Webster
Pages
Page 15
Record Number
1975
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1936
Title
The Chaste
Journal
The Columbia Jester
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first appearance of this item in a periodical and represents writing done by Merton while studying at Columbia University. Also present are 2 cartoons by Merton - one on page 9 and one on page 12. This item also has artwork by Ad Reinhardt and an article by Merton's friend Robert Lax.
Label
P1
Date
January Short Title: The Chaste
Pages
Pages 18 and 22
Record Number
1976
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1935
Title
Students Awake; More Abundant Life
Journal
The Columbia Jester (Brat Issue)
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first appearance of this item in a periodical and represents writing done by Merton while studying at Columbia University. Also present are 3 cartoons by Merton - one on page 14, one on page 15 and one on page 22. This item also contains artwork by Ad Reinhardt.
Label
P1
Date
December Short Title: Students Awake; More Abundant Life
Pages
Pages 14 and 15
Record Number
1977
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1935
Title
Suburban Demon
Journal
The Columbia Jester (Lou Little Poetry Number)
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first appearance of this item in a periodical and represents writing done by Merton while studying at Columbia University. Also present is a cartoon by Merton - on page 12. This item also contains artwork by Ad Reinhardt and poetry by Merton's friend Robert Lax.
Label
P1
Date
November Short Title: Suburban Demon
Pages
Page 7
Record Number
1973
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1936
Title
Success Story
Journal
The Columbia Jester
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first appearance of this item in a periodical and represents writing done by Merton while studying at Columbia University. Also present are 2 cartoons by Merton - one on page 7 and one on page 10. This item also contains an article by Merton's friend Robert Lax.
Label
P1
Date
March Short Title: Success Story
Pages
Page 12
Record Number
1972
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1935
Title
Cartoon (drawn by Merton)
Journal
The Columbia Jester
Volume
Volume 25
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first appearance of this item in a periodical and represents writing done by Merton while studying at Columbia University. This item also contains artwork by Ad Reinhardt and an article by Merton's friend Robert Lax.
Label
P1
Date
June Short Title: Cartoon (drawn by Merton)
Pages
Page 6
Record Number
1971
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1935
Title
At the Corner
Journal
Columbia Review
Volume
Volume 17
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first appearance of this item in a periodical and represents writing done by Merton while studying at Columbia University.
Label
P1
Date
November Short Title: At the Corner
Pages
Page 8
Record Number
1931
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1939
Title
The Art of Richard Hughes
Journal
The Columbia Review
Volume
Volume 21
Notes
Soft cover; this is the first publication of this article in a periodical (just after Merton graduated from Columbia in 1938).
Label
P1
Date
November Short Title: The Art of Richard Hughes
Pages
13-18.
Record Number
1705
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1953
Title
They Grow in September
Notes
Soft cover; also contains a poem by Merton on page 10 ("Raw Lie Unraw") and a drawing by Merton (from 1937, with caption "Ready or not here I come") on page 13. These items were "culled from the Jester files" in this tribute issue. This issue also contains contributions by Herman Wouk, Ben Hubbard, Paul White, Robert Lax, Corey Ford, Arnold Auerbach, Bennett Cerf etc.
Label
PU1
Pages
Pages 19 & 29 Short Title: They Grow in September
Magazine
Jester of Columbia / Ben Hubbard Testimonial Issue / Final Issue
Record Number
1673
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1935
Title
Katabolism of An Englishman
Volume
Volume 26
Notes
Soft cover; this item contains an article by Merton while he was yet attending Columbia University in New York. This issue also contains contributions by Robert Lax ("Parodies" poem), AD Reinhardt (art work), Herbert Rosenthal, Daniel M. Friedman etc.
Label
UP1
Date
September Short Title: Katabolism of An Englishman
Pages
Page 12.
Magazine
Jester (the magazine of Columbia University) / Virgin Issue
Issue Number
#1
Record Number
1672
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1938
Title
Anatomy of Journals
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; this item contains an article by Merton while he was yet attending Columbia University in New York. The celebrities section includes work by Barry Ulanov, Corey Ford, Irvin Edman, Eugene Williams etc. There is art contribution by Thomas Merton (line drawing of an angel above a cloud - page 10), AD Reinhardt and others. Note: drawings by Merton contained in the Jester magazine are not mentioned in Dell'Isola.
Label
UP1
Date
May Short Title: Anatomy of Journals
Pages
Page 10
Magazine
The Columbia Jester / Celebrities Issue
Issue Number
#9
Record Number
2579
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1936
Title
How Time Goes; Your Night to Howl (this second essay co-authored with "Coit")
Journal
Columbia Jester - Christmas Issue
Volume
Vol. XXXVIII
Notes
Soft cover, also included are 5 peoms by Robert Lax on page 14 and a drawing on page 35. Cover art by Ad Reinhardt.
Label
NU1
Pages
How Time Goes: 26-27 Your Night to Howl: 32-33 Drawings by Merton: 21, 33 Short Title: How Time Goes; Your Night to Howl (this second essay co-authored with "Coit")
Record Number
2567
Reference Type
Magazine Article
Year
1949
Title
Raw Lie Unraw
Volume
Volume 47 (XLVll)
Notes
Soft cover; Laughing Lion Issue. This issue of Columbia's humour magazine includes contributions by noted past graduate from Columbia University including Thomas Merton, Robert Lax, and Ad Reinhardt
Label
N1U
Pages
Page 11 - drawing by Merton; page 21 - poem by Merton Short Title: Raw Lie Unraw
Magazine
Jester of Columbia
Issue Number
Number 5
Record Number
189
Reference Type
Book Section
Picture
Year
1939
Title
Graduate School (poems)
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First hard cover edition Short Title: Graduate School (poems)
Notes
Blue cloth, no jacket as issued. Contains the first published work of Thomas Merton, written when he was a graduate student at Columbia.
Label
UO1
Pages
60-67
Book Title
Columbia Poetry Place Published: New York
Record Number
2352
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1937
Title
Drawing
Journal
The Columbia Jester Magazine
Volume
Volume 39
Notes
Soft cover; ,this item also contains an article by Merton's friend Robert Gerdy titled "Lion about Sports
Label
NUP1
Date
Freshman Issue Short Title: Drawing
Pages
Page 26
Record Number
2639
Year
1937
Title
Freshman Issue
Journal
Columbia Jester
Volume
XXXIX (39)
Isssue
Issue #1
Edition
First soft cover edition
Notes
Magazine; Thomas (Tom) Merton is listed on the first page as being on the "Art" staff. Robert Lax listed as on the "Editorial" Staff
Label
P1
Date
1937